Universal #779
Legacy number: 779
| Number | 776 |
| Original | A language is very unlikely to have /h/ unless it also has a primary fricative. |
| Standardized | IF there is an /h/, THEN there will most likely also be a primary fricative. |
| Formula | /h/ ⇒ primary fricative |
| Keywords | fricative |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | 317 language sample from Nartey 1979 |
| Source | Nartey 1979: 16 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Hawaiian, Roro (both Oceanic, Austronesian), Barasano (Tucanoan) (Nartey 1979:16)
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